Vol. 3 No. 13, December 2005

Expanding Your Knowledge While Conserving Your Time.

Vol. 3 No. 13, December 2005

We are pleased to share highlights from our current issue of CPA Leadership Report, which contains important information from virtually all publications serving the accounting profession.

Each article below is a brief comprehensive review of an article from the source listed on the right. This month we reviewed 20 publications and selected 37 articles.

This is a sample issue only. Summaries marked with an (*) are open to the public. For more information or to become a subscriber, please click here.

CPA Leadership Report is published monthly by CPA Leadership Institute, Inc., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601. Editor-in-Chief: Joel Shiffrin, CPA, MBA. [email protected]. 888-406-0088.

To read a summary, click on any of the titles below marked with an (*).

Contents		Sources

Performance Data from the Best CPA Firms		Inside Public Accounting
Compensation Data from the AOMAR Survey		Accounting Office Management & Administration Report
Billing Rates and Staff Salaries of the Best CPA Firms		Inside Public Accounting
Billing Rates from the AOMAR Survey		Accounting Office Management & Administration Report
*Selected Results from the Rosenberg Survey		Practical Accountant
More Results from the Rosenberg Survey		Partner Advisory Advantage
Include These Criteria in Your Partner Compensation Plan		Partner’s Report
Women Progress in Leadership Positions		CPA Practice Management Forum
What is Holding Women Back?		CPA Practice Management Forum
*Why Do Large Firms Perform Better?		Inside Public Accounting
*Do You Have the Right Organizational Structure?		Accounting Today
The Most Significant Challenges for CPA Firms		Inside Public Accounting
*Small and Medium Size Firm Mergers		The CPA Journal
*Smaller High Performing Firms		Inside Public Accounting
How to Make Your Firm Different		Bowman’s First Alert
Determining Priorities When Planning		Accounting Office Management & Administration Report
Getting Ready for Tax Season		Partner’s Report
Innovative Staff Recruiting Techniques		Accounting Today
*Seventy Percent of the People on Your Staff are Planning to Quit		Partner’s Report
Client Surveys Should be Conducted after Each Significant Engagement		Partner’s Report
Are You Realizing an Adequate Return on Technology Investments?		Accounting Today
Web Sites for Technology Information		Accounting Today
Guide to Malpractice Insurance Providers		Accounting Today
*Focus Groups—Are You Afraid of What They Might Say?		Practical Accountant
Advisory Boards Becoming More Popular		Insight
Protecting Yourself from Malpractice Allegations		Partner Advantage Advisory
Alleviate Your Collection Problems		Partner Advantage Advisory
E-Mail Can be Assets or Liabilities		The CPA Journal

Risk Management Services		Practical Accountant

Are Peer Reviews Objective?		Accounting Today
Public Image of the Profession		The CPA Letter
Highlights from AICPA September Board Meeting		The CPA Letter

Moss Adams Acquires Bottom Feeder		Bowman’s First Alert
Dayton Ohio Firm Runs out of Market Opportunities Acquires Columbus Firm		Bowman’s First Alert

An Innovative Web Site Initiative		Practical Accountant
Conditioning Will Help You Close More New Business		Partner Advantage Advisory
Niche Marketing—Business Valuation Services		Journal of Accountancy